Pete Owens, vice president of marketing and public relations, teased the project during a taping with WBIR. Official word will come in September.

Herschend, which co-owns Dollywood with Dolly Parton, recently acquired Palace Entertainment's 24 U.S. parks, including Kennywood, Sandcastle and Idlewild & SoakZone.

What started as a small roadside attraction in 1961 as a simple train ride through the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains has now become an ...

Newsweek named Dollywood theme park to its list of America’s Greatest Workplaces 2025, following the results of a recent survey, one of only three theme park companies to be featured ...

Summer in Tennessee means long, sunny days packed with fun for all ages. Lakes sparkle, stages come alive, and visitors find ...

Colorful and cheery Dollywood has once again beat out titans like Disneyland and Universal Orlando Resort. The surveyors aren’t casual day-trippers, either: these are true ride-or-die amusement ... to ...

Nothing says summer vacation like cooling off at one of the best outdoor water parks in the U.S. Whether you’re lazing around the pool, dropping down high-speed slides, or bobbing on the waves, the ...

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Dollywood has shut down its thrilling roller coaster rides, emptied its theaters and locked its gates after Jan. 5, the last day of the past season. But that doesn’t mean the fun has to end.

In years past, guests could also see her actual ... There are more than 50 rides and attractions at Dollywood ranging from roller coasters to kiddie rides to the Dollywood Express train.